The Irish standard., 1887-07-16
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The carpenters strike is still on. but
the bricklayers, after three weeks ab-
sence, have returned to work.
NJ. P. Ryan has been awarded the
contract for new fire engine house to
be located at the corner of Front and
4Arbaugh streets.
The Crusaders on Sunday last elected
J. Z. CCta;irrere president; j. J, Gleason,
vice president; J. r. Treanor, secy; T..
Mccarthy, financial secy; Charles Null
len, treasurer.
A steamboat laborer named McGoy
ern Jumped into the river on Monday
evening and before assistance arrived
life was extinct. The man had been
drinking heavily. :
The Pioneer Fire Proof Construction
Company, of Chicago, have been
awarded the contract for putting in the
fire proofing in the new courthouse for
the sum of $3l $50.
The Minnesota editors held their
twentieth annual convention at Anoka
on Wednesday. nearly one hundred
members being present. Joel z. Heat.
wole, OF Mortified, was elected presi
dent.
Night Jailor 0 Keefe, of the Cen trail
police station has been granted a we'll
deserved vacation Of two weeks dura-
tion. Mr. U'Keefe has gone to Wis
consin and Illinois to visit relatives and
friends.
The church Of St. Francis de Sales,
OF Claremont, Dodge county, has been
incorporated. The incorporators are;
Bishop ireland. Vicar General Rayoux
Rev. J. NJ. Soluce, James Donohue and
William Valz.
The daily papers report the purchase
Of several lots on Summit avenue,
which is to be the future location of
Catholic Cathedral. While new cathe-
t1ral is needed, and will in ali rcbaDi}ity
be built at no distant day, there is AS vet
no ground for the above report
Mr., ". S. Belts, who has travelled ex-
tensively in France, Germany, Italy,
Belgium and lndia. is now in this city
prepared to teach the foreign languages.
I'he system employed by Mr.. Belts is
one, by the use of which, any learner
can at once begin to speak the language
which he wishes to master.
The commission appointed to select a
site for a Soldiers Home after several
protcacted meetings at last selected,
on the ninety ninth ballot, the site offer,
ed by the city OF Minneapolis, located
at Minnehaha Falls. This gives uni
versal satisfaction, as it was all along
conceded the most available, appropriate
and proper site. Its close proximity to
Fort Smelling will remind the old SOL
diers of times gone by.
Judge w. L. Kelly delivered his Grs5
criminal charge in the district court on
Monday last. The case was the State
VS.. O. G. Voorhees,, OIL trial fer falsely
impersouatjrg his brother, forging his
name to q paper involving a consider
able sun3 Of money. The Judges
charge, which occupied fifteen minutes.
was q clean cut, able and impartial one.
The jury after being ont three hours
returned & verdict Of guilty.
The Irish National League held all
adjourned meeting at Crusaders Hall
on Monday evening, Judge Kelly in the
chair. Nothing OF Importance was
done, save the appointment Of the fol-
lowing committee to secure speakers
for the next meeting, which will be held
OH the first Monday III August. The
commiitee are p. F. O'Hal|oran. VIII
liam Mcyeague, and William Delaney.
James Shea sang Couldn't Pay The
Rent and was warmly applauded
The singing of "God save Ireland"
closed the meeting.